As Mexico and the U.S. negotiate trade tariffs, the Mexican government has handed over 29 cartel leaders and members who were wanted in the U.S.

Cartel leaders Rafael Caro Quintero and Vicente Carrillo Fuentes are set to be arraigned in a U.S. federal court in New York City on Friday, following their surprise transfer from Mexico.

Mexico has sent infamous drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero to the United States along with 28 other prisoners requested by the U.S. government

Rafael Caro Quintero, who authorities say is a bloodthirsty cartel boss and who spent decades in prison in Mexico for the murder of a DEA agent, is due to be arraigned in a federal court in New York on Friday on trafficking charges,

Mexico's attorney general's office and the security ministry confirmed that officials were handing over 29 cartel figures to the U.S.

By Drazen Jorgic, Laura Gottesdiener and Lizbeth Diaz MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico on Thursday handed over major figures in the country's criminal underworld to U.S. authorities, part of a surprise extradition of nearly 30 jailed convicts or others accused of ties to violent drug cartels.